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Overview, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:54 am


Overview

Ingrown toenails are known to physicians as onychocryptosis. They are common, painful conditions that occur when the skin on the side of a toenail grows over the edge of the nail, or when the nail grows into the skin.













Ingrown Toenail

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Causes

Ingrown toenails can develop for many reasons. In some cases, the toenails are simply too large or the condition develops as a result of genetic...Read the full article

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Re: Overview, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention

Post a new topicby rose260 on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:23 am

My son constantly gets ingrown toenails. We have found that wearing a toe cap helps to alleviate some of the pain. He really seems to like Therastep All Gel Toe Cap from [moderator note: website address has been removed]. The toe cap moisturizes his toe as well as protects it. If anyone is interested in trying it, the website is [moderator note: website address has been removed]. I hope this helps!

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